Xiao Hanyin's trip was made with the emperor's order, and Zheng County already knew about it.

That way, there would be no need for him to disguise his whereabouts.

It is more reassuring for him to investigate openly than to hide it.

"Uncle, may I ask if there have been any natural or man-made disasters in Wuyang County recently?" After Liu Qingshao wandered around for a while, she gave an old beggar some silver and asked him for news.

Beggars may be inconspicuous, but they are the most well-informed people.

Where is what happened in the county, except for the parties concerned, it must be the beggars who know first.

They are generally very united, so they often communicate with each other.

"No, Wuyang County has been very peaceful recently, but everyone's life is not easy!" The old beggar sighed.

Wuyang County used to be fine, but it hasn't recovered since the disaster a few years ago.

Therefore, most of the people's lives are a little poor.

"If there is no disaster, why are there so many refugees in the city?" A trace of surprise crossed Liu Qingshao's eyes.

She didn't expect that Zheng Xianling was not lying.

Previously, she had been speculating that this matter might have been secretly planned by Zheng Xianling, but it seemed that this was not the case at all.

"I don't know, these people seem to have just appeared out of thin air!" The old beggar shook his head.

Their sources have always been the fastest, but this time they didn't hear anything.

By the time they realized something was wrong, the refugees were already in the city.

Xiao Hanyin and Liu Qingshao both felt that things might still be boring.

So, they went to the refugees in the city themselves.

"Childe, please do well, save us!" After those refugees saw Liu Qingshao and Xiao Hanyin, they knelt in front of them one after another and begged them for money.

"Where did you come from?" Xiao Hanyin asked.

"I'm from Dengzhou, and something happened in our hometown, so I came here to beg for food!" One of the refugees said.

"As far as I know, there is no disaster happening in Dengzhou at all!" Liu Qingshao's eyes were sharp.

She felt that the person in front of her was probably lying to her.

After all, when people lie, they will have some subconscious small actions.

When this person talked to her, he didn't dare to look at himself, obviously because he had a ghost in his heart.

Therefore, Liu Qingshao directly exposed his lies.

"My house is on fire, nothing is left, and my parents and wife are also dead, and now only me and my children are left to rely on each other, please give some money to two well-wishers!" The man saw that Liu Qingshao was so difficult to fool, and his heart was also very empty.

However, he gave it up for the money.

For him, silver is everything.

If they don't have money, their future lives will be unsustainable, and their face and self-esteem will be worthless.

So even if he was exposed, he still didn't let go of the opportunity to ask Liu Qingshao for silver.

"My money will only go to those who are really in need!" Liu Qingshao refused without hesitation.

Then Liu Qingshao and Xiao Hanyin turned around and left.

Such a person has no idea that she has spent money to help.

Originally, Liu Qingshao came here this time to help the refugees, so that they could have a place to live, so that they would not have to sleep in the open all day.

As a result, their actions angered Liu Qingshao.

She does have money, but it will only be given to those in need, not to fund a bunch of fake refugees......

Xiao Hanyin continued to visit and investigate with her, but unfortunately she never found clues, because the identities of those refugees in Wuyang County are different.

They look like refugees, but they are just poor people in their families.

This time they came to Wuyang County, it seemed that they were here to beg for a living, but in fact, Liu Qingshao felt that it was more like a conspiracy.

The people are having a hard time, and these Liu Qingshao all know it.

After all, the gap between the rich and the poor in ancient times was really large, and some rich and noble families had enough daily expenses for an ordinary peasant family to live for a lifetime.

The people had no place to earn money, so they had to farm at home.

However, the grain production in the field is not high, and after paying taxes every year, there is not enough to eat.

Nowadays, many people are renting the land of the landlord.

However, they have worked hard all year long, and if the wind and rain are good, they can barely fill their stomachs.

If it is a natural or man-made disaster, even having a full meal will become a luxury.

Still, they are not refugees in the true sense of the word.

Therefore, Liu Qingshao will do nothing and stand by for the time being.

She and Xiao Hanyin both felt that even if this matter was not deliberately planned behind the scenes, it was indispensable to be fueled by someone with a heart.

The general population was afraid of the local officials, but they openly stayed in Wuyang County, as if no one would be able to drive them away.

Liu Qingshao visited Xiao Hanyin for a few days and found that the situation was just as Zheng County Ling said.

They are all ordinary people who can't open the pot at home, pretending to be refugees.

So, Xiao Hanyin personally investigated Wuyang County and nearby Zhou County, and found that there were indeed some people in these places who were not living well, but they were not to the point where the poor could not eat.

Those people were clearly lying. 58 reading

Xiao Hanyin was extremely unhappy with this matter, the people were poor and couldn't eat, and they wanted to find a way to react with the locality, which was as it should be.

It's a pity that they chose such an extreme way.

This time, even if Xiao Han had the intention to conceal it, there was nothing he could do.

"Ah Yin, although the actions of these people are inappropriate, they have not committed any major crimes, will the emperor arrest them all after he knows about this?" Liu Qingshao relented after all.

They are real people, and even if they are wrong, they should not be punished severely.

"The emperor is extremely concerned about this matter, and I can't suppress it!" Xiao Hanyin understood her mood at the moment.

Liu Qingshao was also born in a peasant family, and was almost forced to die because of debts, and she felt the kind of poor life with nothing.

"Will the emperor execute them?" This is what Liu Qingshao cares about the most.

"Of course not!" Xiao Hanyin affirmed, "The people are the foundation of the country, and if this kind of thing happens, if the root cause is not found, it will definitely happen in the future!" ”

"That's good!" Knowing that the people would not die, Liu Qingshao was relieved.

"I will plead with the emperor, besides, if they do this, it is very likely that they will be used by others, and they will not die for their crimes!" After Xiao Hanyin comforted her, he told the emperor about the situation here.

However, Xiao Hanyin stated in the letter that the truth has yet to be clarified at this time.

After receiving the letter, the emperor really did not want to punish the people, and ordered them to use the people who pretended to be refugees to lure out the people behind the scenes.

Only by completely eradicating the other party can Wuyang County get peace......

The two checked for a few days, but there was no progress, and Xiao Han simply handed over the matter to others to investigate.

He discussed it with Liu Qingshao, but he was afraid that the people behind the scenes would know their whereabouts and actions, so he deliberately stopped.

So, Xiao Hanyin ordered someone to go to the secret visit.

The next day, they went directly to the government to find Zheng County.

"Did Lord Xiao find out anything?" He said.

"No, I didn't find anything except knowing that those people weren't real refugees!" Xiao Han said truthfully.

"The people of Wuyang County have been doing well before, these people suddenly appeared, disturbing the peace in our county, I asked someone to check at that time, but the result was not abnormal!" He is the parent official of Wuyang County.

Something so big happened, how could he not move at all.

However, he could see it before, Xiao Hanyin didn't believe him very much, so he didn't say anything.

"I see!" Xiao Hanyin was skeptical of his words.

"I wonder what you're going to do next?" Zheng Xianling said that he suddenly changed the topic.

"We're going to stay here for a few more days and go back!" Xiao Hanyin casually found an excuse to perfunctory him.

"There are several scenic places in Wuyang County, you must go and see them for yourself!" Zheng County Ling told them all the more interesting places here.

"Thank you for your kindness, we will definitely go over and enjoy the scenery of Wuyang County in person!" Xiao Hanyin agreed.

They really haven't had much to do in the last few days, so it's a good idea to go and play......

In fact, they stayed to give their men time to continue investigating the situation of the refugees.

In the past few days, Xiao Hanyin and Liu Qingshao have been playing around Wuyang County.

They looked relaxed, but in fact they were there to check on the living conditions of the people around them......

After checking for a while, they finally found some loopholes.

Xiao Hanyin and Liu Qingshao decided to continue to expand around, and there was nothing abnormal in Wuyang County, which did not mean that other places were the same.

As a result, they really found clues.

During this time, Xiao Hanyin's subordinates also found out the real residences of those people one after another.

They didn't come from Dengzhou at all, but lived in Linxian.

That place is not far from Wuyang County, and it takes you a day to walk.

In order to find out the real reason why these people pretended to be refugees, Xiao Hanyin went to Linxian County with Liu Qingshao.

The situation in Linxian County does not seem to be any different from that of Wuyang County.

However, after careful investigation, they found that the parents and officials in Linxian often looted the people's fat and ointment, making the people miserable.

Their lives were not easy in the first place, but they met such an insatiable comatose official that they were completely deprived of food.

The food at home was finished, but it was not yet harvest time, so in order not to go hungry, everyone had to leave their hometowns and go to other places to earn a living.

However, their actions were almost self-defeating.

Xiao Hanyin was very angry when he learned that the county magistrate of Linxian County was so insatiable.

So he ordered his men to find out what he was doing.

He wanted to know if this man had done anything to violate the laws of the court in addition to looting the people's fat and ointment......

Soon, what the official had done was found out by his subordinates.

It turned out that the person dared to be so unscrupulous and greedy for the hard-earned money of the common people was entirely because this person had connections with officials in several other places.

Not only that, but he even has a very good relationship with Zheng County Ling of Wuyang County.

With such a scheming man as the parent here, it's no wonder that those people are leaving.

"You say, does Zheng County Ling know these things he did?" When Liu Qingshao learned that there was such a past hidden in this matter, a trace of doubt flashed in her heart.

At that time, she and Xiao Hanyin felt that Zheng Xianling was likely to be the driving force behind the whole thing.

However, those things before made them think that Zheng Xianling might be innocent......